Monday, February 11, 2013

B-I-N-G-O and Bingo was his Name-O!

Seems there's not much us wild and crazy Catholics love more than BINGO on a Friday night! :)

This past Friday was Taco Bingo Night, a PTO fundraiser, for Mary and Benjamin's school.

Food was donated for FREE from Taco John's. Yum! We priced food by the plate...$7 for adults...$3 for kids ages 3-12...kids under age 3 were free. And for large families...a flat $35 fee. (We have lots of large families at our school parish). Families were encouraged to bring a dessert to share. Knights of Columbus provided iced tea, lemonade and water.

This kiddo was all about the "nachos"...i.e. taco chips.

Bingo playing started around 7:30 PM. Serious business!!! From senior citizens to grade schoolers...everyone was out for prizes...art supplies, puzzles, out-of-uniform dress passes...okay maybe the Seniors weren't out for "out-of-uniform" passes! LOL

This kiddo was all about sliding the covers over the BINGO numbers.

He might have no idea what he's doing, but he had the time of his life.

Guess he was going for "blackout"!

Later on in the evening they stopped BINGO play for the raffle drawing. We bought 12 tickets for $10.

Thankful she won something since she didn't win a single BINGO game. She was overjoyed when they called her name to come forward and claim her raffle prize. At least we didn't have a repeat of this night. I've learned a lot of hard parenting lessons over the years and have turned more frequently to prayer. (I might have also allowed her to sit with her best-ie which always helps to distract from losing!)

Here she is with one of her best-ies from school...love these girls! We carpool with this cutie and I keep her after school on Wednesdays so that her mama can work late and have Fridays off. She is a delight...so very kind and gentle with my boys. She only has a sister so I think she enjoys the novelty of toys with more testosterone edge!

Hope you had a great weekend. I finished my book after Saturday night Mass. It was just me with the three kids (daddy was on-duty) and we had Offertory Service to do. Aaargh...so fearful the little one will drop something...that's why he carries up the basket of envelopes (tithing). (That, and he might have tripped taking his canned good up to the altar for the food pantry basket!)

Shocked like many about the news out of the Vatican. Praying for the Holy Spirit to guide the Papal Enclave and for the future leadership of our Holy Church.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today Valerie! And for putting my reader numbers into the double digits! :-). This may seem like a silly question, but how hard is it to get a bingo night together like that?

Also, you said you live in a 1 stoplight town. My husband and I are considering moving out to a more rural area (houses are cheaper and you can get more land). How do you keep from feeling isolated? Can you tell I'm a wee bit concerned about country life? Still praying for God to guide us in our decision.

1 Thessalonians 4: 11-12

"MAKE IT YOUR AMBITION TO LEAD A QUIET LIFE, TO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS AND TO WORK WITH YOUR HANDS, JUST AS WE TOLD YOU, SO THAT YOUR DAILY LIFE MAY WIN THE RESPECT OF OUTSIDERS AND SO THAT YOU WILL NOT BE DEPENDENT ON ANYBODY."

About Me

Welcome! I'm glad you're here. My name is Valerie. I am a 40-something Catholic mom to three precious kiddos (Mary, Ben, and Luke) and classroom teacher to 23 adorable 3rd and 4th Graders at St. Paul Catholic School. I just completed my first year of full-time employment after taking a 5-year break from teaching. I love my early-morning quiet times with the Lord, sneaking into the Adoration chapel after 3:15 dismissal and incorporating Catholicism into reading, math, science and social studies. I enjoy hot tea, a strong cup of coffee and the occasional glass of red wine! It could be said that I am gently old-fashioned…lover of children's classic literature, wrap-around porches, and handmade quilts. I prefer sundresses to shorts. I love making my house a home to honor the Lord. I am abundantly blessed.